Abstrax is live and available to try. If you have used it, we would love to hear what felt useful, what felt unclear, and what should be added next. https://useabstrax.com
Mike Barlow
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Abstrax is open source and open to feedback. Bugs, docs fixes, command ideas, and pull requests are all welcome. Especially from people managing small servers in the real world. https://github.com/useabstrax/abstrax
GitHub - useabstrax/abstrax: Server admin commands you can actually remember.
Server admin commands you can actually remember. Contribute to useabstrax/abstrax development by creating an account on GitHub.
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A useful abstraction should not hide too much. That is something Abstrax needs to be careful about. The aim is to make common tasks easier to run, while still keeping the command line workflow understandable. https://useabstrax.com
Abstrax: Linux server admin commands you can actually remember
A free, open source command line tool for Linux server administration. Memorable commands for users, packages, services, projects, SSL, firewall rules, and server status.
useabstrax.com
Looking for command ideas for Abstrax. Good candidates are tasks that are: common enough to matter awkward enough to forget clear enough to make into a memorable command Suggestions welcome: https://github.com/useabstrax/abstrax
GitHub - useabstrax/abstrax: Server admin commands you can actually remember.
Server admin commands you can actually remember. Contribute to useabstrax/abstrax development by creating an account on GitHub.
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The goal with Abstrax is not to make server admin look impressive. It is to make a few recurring tasks less annoying. That is it. Small tools can still be worth building. https://useabstrax.com
Abstrax: Linux server admin commands you can actually remember
A free, open source command line tool for Linux server administration. Memorable commands for users, packages, services, projects, SSL, firewall rules, and server status.
useabstrax.com
The Abstrax docs are live. They should be direct and useful, not padded out. If anything is unclear, missing, or wrong, an issue would be really helpful. Docs: https://useabstrax.com/docs
A lot of us have some version of the same thing: server-notes.md commands.txt random saved snippets old terminal history bookmarks we never find again Abstrax is an attempt to give some of that a better home. https://useabstrax.com
Abstrax: Linux server admin commands you can actually remember
A free, open source command line tool for Linux server administration. Memorable commands for users, packages, services, projects, SSL, firewall rules, and server status.
useabstrax.com
The first release of Abstrax is deliberately focused. It does not try to support every Linux task. The aim is to make a smaller set of common jobs clearer, then improve the CLI from real use. https://useabstrax.com
Abstrax: Linux server admin commands you can actually remember
A free, open source command line tool for Linux server administration. Memorable commands for users, packages, services, projects, SSL, firewall rules, and server status.
useabstrax.com
Because Abstrax runs on your server, the CLI is open source. You can inspect the code, check what commands do, open issues, or suggest improvements. That felt like the right default for this kind of tool. https://github.com/useabstrax/abstrax
Abstrax is not trying to be a clever black box. It is a CLI for people who still want to work in the terminal, but want common server admin tasks to be easier to remember. Sometimes that is enough. https://useabstrax.com
Abstrax: Linux server admin commands you can actually remember
A free, open source command line tool for Linux server administration. Memorable commands for users, packages, services, projects, SSL, firewall rules, and server status.
useabstrax.com
Abstrax can be installed with: curl -fsSL https://useabstrax.com/install.sh | sh Then: abstrax version Full install guide: https://useabstrax.com
What server command do you always have to look up? Not because it is complicated. Just because it is one of those awkward things you never quite remember. Those are the kinds of tasks Abstrax is trying to make easier. https://github.com/useabstrax/abstrax
GitHub - useabstrax/abstrax: Server admin commands you can actually remember.
Server admin commands you can actually remember. Contribute to useabstrax/abstrax development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Abstrax came from a very normal annoyance. Knowing what needed doing on a server, but still having to look up the exact command because it was not something used every day. That felt like a useful thing to build around. https://useabstrax.com
Abstrax: Linux server admin commands you can actually remember
A free, open source command line tool for Linux server administration. Memorable commands for users, packages, services, projects, SSL, firewall rules, and server status.
useabstrax.com
I'm bringing something new to the world. Abstrax is an open source CLI for Linux server admin commands you can actually remember. Made for devs who manage their own servers and occasionally end up thinking: “What was the command again?” 🌐 https://useabstrax.com
Been a bit quiet recently, but I've been tinkering with something for a while, reworking an existing SaaS idea and turned it open source! Get X and Bluesky scheduling for free! Built with #Laravel #Livewire do with it as you please https://github.com/mikebarlow/bluewing
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New profile picture day! Had to give chatGPT a go for making an avatar of me. Makes my beard look neater than it actually is 😂
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PDF generation feels like one of those problems everyone has solved slightly differently. Is there a reason you stick with your current approach?
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